Coffee - A Hellish Brew

Mike Gonzalez explores the colourful history of the humble coffee bean.

Contributors

Unknown: Mike Gonzalez

Producer: Clare Hughes

Station

Radio 4

Episodes

Episode

Title

FirstBroadcast

Repeated

Comments

01

Cracking The Bean

19980903

At first mistrusted and reviled, how did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil?

01

Cracking The Bean

19980903

19981208

At first mistrusted and reviled, how did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil?

In a four-part series, Mike Gonzalez explores the history of the humble coffee bean 1: Cracking the Bean.How did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil? Producer Clare Hughes Repeat

02

Use And Abuse

19980910

Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

02

Use And Abuse

19980910

19981209

Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

2: Use and Abuse. Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

For details see yesterday

03

Art Or Science?

19980917

Exactly what goes into the coffee we drink? Tales from the cook, the roast-master, the blender and the taster.

03

Art Or Science?

19980917

19981210

Exactly what goes into the coffee we drink? Tales from the cook, the roast-master, the blender and the taster.

3: Art or Science?

For details see Tuesday

04 LAST

Coffee And Power

19980924

The growing taste for coffee has changed the face of Latin America.

But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve.

04 LAST

Coffee And Power

19980924

19981211

The growing taste for coffee has changed the face of Latin America.

But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve.

Coffee and Power.

The growing taste for coffee has changed Latin America. But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve. Final part. For details see Tueday

Episodes

Episode

Title

FirstBroadcast

Repeated

Comments

01

Cracking The Bean

19980903

At first mistrusted and reviled, how did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil?

01

Cracking The Bean

19980903

19981208

At first mistrusted and reviled, how did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil?

In a four-part series, Mike Gonzalez explores the history of the humble coffee bean 1: Cracking the Bean.How did coffee become the second most valuable commodity after oil? Producer Clare Hughes Repeat

02

Use And Abuse

19980910

Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

02

Use And Abuse

19980910

19981209

Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

2: Use and Abuse. Caffeine and its effects have only recently begun to worry us - 18th-century doctors saw it as an elixir of life.

For details see yesterday

03

Art Or Science?

19980917

Exactly what goes into the coffee we drink? Tales from the cook, the roast-master, the blender and the taster.

03

Art Or Science?

19980917

19981210

Exactly what goes into the coffee we drink? Tales from the cook, the roast-master, the blender and the taster.

3: Art or Science?

For details see Tuesday

04 LAST

Coffee And Power

19980924

The growing taste for coffee has changed the face of Latin America.

But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve.

04 LAST

Coffee And Power

19980924

19981211

The growing taste for coffee has changed the face of Latin America.

But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve.

Coffee and Power.

The growing taste for coffee has changed Latin America. But those who pick the berries rarely control the market they serve. Final part. For details see Tueday